12 2 STA T .4087PUBLIC LA W 110 –3 82 —O CT. 9, 2008 PublicLaw1 1 0–382 110 thCongres s A n Act Toestabli s h a liaiso nw ith the F e d e r al Bu reau o fI n v esti g ation in U nited S tates C iti z enshi p and I m migration Servi c estoe x pedite naturalization applications filed b y members of the A rmed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E. ThisActmaybe cite d as the ‘ ‘ M i l ita r y P ers on nel C iti z enshi p Processin g Act ’ ’ . SEC. 2 .O F FICE OF THE F B ILI A ISON. ( a )ESTABLI S HMEN T. —S ection 451 o f the H omeland Sec u rity Act of 20 02( 6U .S.C. 2 7 1) is amended by adding at the end the follo w ing
‘‘(g) OF FI C E O F THE FBIL IAISON.— ‘‘(1) IN G ENE R AL.—There shall be an Office of the FBI Liaison in the D epartment of Homeland Security. ‘‘(2) F U NCTIONS.—The Office of the FBI Liaison shall mon - itor the progress of the functions of the Federal Bureau of In v estigation in the naturalization process to assist in the e x peditious completion of all such functions pertaining to natu- ralization applications filed by , or on behalf of— ‘‘(A) current or former members of the Armed Forces under section 3 2 8 or 32 9 of the Immigration and N ation- ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439 and 1440)
‘‘(B) current spouses of United States citizens who are currently serving on active duty in the Armed Forces, who q ualify for naturalization under section 319(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1430(b)), and surviving spouses and children who qualify for naturaliza- tion under section 319(d) of such Act; or ‘‘(C) a deceased individual who is eligible for post- humous citizenship under section 329A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1440 – 1). ‘‘(3) AUTHORI Z ATION OF A P PROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.’’. (b) R ULEMA K ING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney G eneral, shall promulgate rules to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a). Deadlin e .6USC271 n ot e. M ilita ryP er s onnel Citi z ens h i p Pro c essin gA ct. 8 USC 11 0 1 note. O ct. 9, 2008 [ S. 28 4 0 ]
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